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Posted at 10:50 AM on Friday 08/17/12 by
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Congrats to Randy Ratliff for winning the giveaway this week!

FYI, approximately 90 percent of the entries said they would give up their cell phone or smartphone for a discount on dinner at a restaurant.



Every Friday, we're giving away a prize to our fans! This week's prize is a $25 Amazon.com Gift Card. To enter, simply answer this question:

Would you give up your cell phone at a restaurant for a discount on your dinner bill?

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    mr.ed - Posted 10:51 am PDT 08/17/12 (2791 Posts)  Report Spam

    Absofrickinlutely!

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    dan3000 - Posted 10:52 am PDT 08/17/12 (79 Posts)  Report Spam

    yes sir!

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    swreynolds - Posted 10:52 am PDT 08/17/12 (1296 Posts)  Report Spam

    Of course. I usually keep it off when I'm in a restaurant

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    Solow - Posted 10:55 am PDT 08/17/12 (3507 Posts)  Report Spam

    Sure. It would be off anyway. Sad it has come to this.

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    bigbearbe - Posted 10:56 am PDT 08/17/12 (27 Posts)  Report Spam

    definately!!! would even do a dance to get a discount for a very nice meal ;]

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    sremick - Posted 10:57 am PDT 08/17/12 (15 Posts)  Report Spam

    I most certainly would

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    Coldcooldude - Posted 11:00 am PDT 08/17/12 (9 Posts)  Report Spam

    5%? Of course I would... I never use it anyways during a meal

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    celerity - Posted 11:01 am PDT 08/17/12 (69 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yes I would. In fact I would give up the discount just to be in a place were they blocked cell phones.

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    shoey - Posted 11:04 am PDT 08/17/12 (48 Posts)  Report Spam

    NO! i'd pay the premium to ignore my wife...

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    kellysully1 - Posted 11:08 am PDT 08/17/12 (19 Posts)  Report Spam

    How do I know they didn't raise their prices to compensate for the discount?

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    jwdad - Posted 11:10 am PDT 08/17/12 (10 Posts)  Report Spam

    Certainly.

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    lglenn - Posted 11:11 am PDT 08/17/12 (5 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yup.

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    TGMasaki - Posted 11:11 am PDT 08/17/12 (334 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yes, because I rarely take my phone out at restaurants anyways.

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    T - Posted 11:13 am PDT 08/17/12 (109 Posts)  Report Spam

    yes

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    drbagit - Posted 11:14 am PDT 08/17/12 (3 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yes It is annoying when my patients take calls on their dr appointment.

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    TheSecondSeven - Posted 11:14 am PDT 08/17/12 (16 Posts)  Report Spam

    Most definitely.

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    m3ttaphi - Posted 11:15 am PDT 08/17/12 (6 Posts)  Report Spam

    perhaps, but I yelp when i'm at the restaurant to see what's good and what's not!

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    hanswang - Posted 11:15 am PDT 08/17/12 (63 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yep.

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    surveillance - Posted 11:15 am PDT 08/17/12 (20 Posts)  Report Spam

    hells yeah!!! my cell phone is ****

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    Necromas - Posted 11:15 am PDT 08/17/12 (356 Posts)  Report Spam

    Ya I'd do it.

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